Coursera, Inc. $COUR Stock Holdings Raised by American Century Companies Inc.

American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in shares of Coursera, Inc. (NYSE:COUR - Free Report) by 78.6% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 215,197 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 94,717 shares during the quarter. American Century Companies Inc. owned approximately 0.13% of Coursera worth $1,433,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Coursera during the first quarter worth approximately $7,764,000. Aigen Investment Management LP boosted its holdings in shares of Coursera by 205.6% in the 1st quarter. Aigen Investment Management LP now owns 44,700 shares of the company's stock valued at $298,000 after purchasing an additional 30,072 shares during the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Coursera by 27.1% in the 1st quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 152,407 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,015,000 after purchasing an additional 32,456 shares during the last quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Coursera by 1.1% in the 1st quarter. Connor Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. now owns 682,585 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,546,000 after purchasing an additional 7,377 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Deutsche Bank AG boosted its holdings in shares of Coursera by 7.7% in the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,986,750 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,232,000 after purchasing an additional 141,745 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.55% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have weighed in on COUR. Loop Capital lifted their price target on shares of Coursera from $12.00 to $15.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price target on shares of Coursera from $11.00 to $12.00 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Bank of America upgraded shares of Coursera from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $7.00 to $12.00 in a report on Friday, July 25th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Coursera from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Saturday, July 26th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Coursera from $10.00 to $13.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, July 25th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $11.40.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Alan B. Cardenas sold 24,631 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $11.14, for a total value of $274,389.34. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president owned 258,526 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,879,979.64. The trade was a 8.70% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CFO Kenneth R. Hahn sold 75,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $11.87, for a total transaction of $890,250.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 1,075,853 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,770,375.11. The trade was a 6.52% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 139,631 shares of company stock worth $1,637,489 in the last quarter. 16.80% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Coursera Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of COUR stock traded up $0.02 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $11.24. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,783,428 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,268,255. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $10.58 and its 200-day simple moving average is $8.83. Coursera, Inc. has a 12-month low of $5.76 and a 12-month high of $13.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $1.81 billion, a PE ratio of -34.04 and a beta of 1.40.

Coursera (NYSE:COUR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The company reported $0.12 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.09 by $0.03. Coursera had a negative net margin of 7.05% and a negative return on equity of 5.16%. The business had revenue of $187.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $180.52 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $0.09 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 9.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Coursera has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Coursera, Inc. will post -0.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Coursera

Coursera, Inc operates an online educational content platform in the United States, Europe, Africa, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and internationally. It operates in three segments: Consumer, Enterprise, and Degrees. The company offers guided projects, courses, and specializations, as well as online degrees; and certificates for entry-level professional, non-entry level professional, university, and MasterTrack.